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[Desert Scenes]

Description: Postcard displaying desert scenes. There is a mountain on the horizon of the postcard. The desert has nothing more than the hills, cacti, and small shrubby bushes.
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Finish of Juarez Handicap]

Description: Postcard of the end of a horse race in the Juarez Race Track. On the bottom of the postcard it says, "Finish of Juarez Handicap. 1st Carme Orme. 2nd Seneca. 3rd Brookfield." On the back of the postcard from W. H. Horne to D.M. Horne. The message says, "My dear Dertrudy: ___ The gallery started last night looks like a live proposition to me. I'm all right here, how about you? Take good care of yourself. Love, Walter."
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[General John J. Pershing with Troops and Band]

Description: Postcard of General John J. Pershing in command of Troops during the Pancho Villa Expedition. The soldiers are under a gazebo that has American flags on all of the fences. There is writing no the back of the postcard that says, " ~ return of New Gen Pershing to the Punitive Expedition to Columbus, New Mexico on 5th Feb. 1917."
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
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Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Juarez Race Track]

Description: Postcard of Juarez Race Track with a note from Walter Horne to R. M. Horne. The note on the back of the postcard reads, " Miss R. M. Horne, Portland Maine. Dear R. M. This shows part of the Juarez Race Track. And part of the grand stair. The meeting opened Thanksgiving for 100 days. I have a season pass. Walter."
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
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Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Family Riding the Rods]

Description: Postcard of a refugee family of stowaways underneath a stock car fleeing the Mexican Revolution. At least three people can be seen, one of them is a woman. One person facing away from the photograph is holding a towards a small fire on the ground. One person underneath the stock car can be seen holding their leg. The bottom of the postcard says, "Mexican Family Riding the Rods at a Stock Car."
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
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Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Miliitary Drills]

Description: Postcard of soldiers doing military drills.The soldiers are in perfect formation while four drill sergeants are on horse back. The postcard says, "Drilling National Guards men on the Mexican Border."
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
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Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Military Parade #1]

Description: Postcard of a military parade going through El Paso, Texas. On the back of the postcard there is a note addressed to Mrs. Hewry Horay Hallowell. The note says, "Dear Mother: About 5000 soldiers in this parade including all branches of the army. I took over 50 views of it. Hope you are well. It's getting pretty hot here. Love Walter."
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Military Parade - El Paso #2]

Description: Postcard of a massive U.S. parade of thousands of troops. All the soldiers are on horseback. The bottom of the postcard has writing that is barely visible. The writing says, "5000 U.S. Troops in Military Parade, El Paso, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[National Guards Men]

Description: Postcard 20,000 national guards traveling across the border into Mexico. The bottom of photo says, "20,000 National Guards men hiking in the Mexican Border."
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
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Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Preparedness Parade #4]

Description: Postcard depicting a parade celebrating the war effort. The Preparedness Parade was a part of a movement by Theodore Roosevelt to strengthen the military after the beginning of World War I. During this time the United States also supported the revolutionary forces in the Mexican Revolution.
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Preparedness Parade #5]

Description: Postcard depicting a parade celebrating the war effort. The Preparedness Parade was a part of a movement by Theodore Roosevelt to strengthen the military after the beginning of World War I. During this time the United States also supported the revolutionary forces in the Mexican Revolution.
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Preparedness Parade #6]

Description: Postcard from the Preparedness Parade held in El Paso. In the postcard, women dressed in all white can be holding a large American flag followed by other women with smaller handheld flags. In the bottom right corner it says, " 'Everybody's' in Preparedness Parade El Paso, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Racer Horse and Rider]

Description: Postcard of a man preparing to race with his race horse on the track in juarez. The horse's number is 5. There is nothing written on this postcard, except for a few things on the back.
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
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Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Racers on Horseback]

Description: Postcard of five racers on horseback. There are four men within a structure which represents the finish line. On top of the structure, there are two men who appear to be holding a camera.
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[U.S. Troops in Mexico]

Description: Postcard of U.S. troops in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution. The U.S. government refused to recognize the government let by Vicotriano Huerta and aided Mexican rebels in their cause for rebellion.
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
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Partner: El Paso Public Library

[U.S. Troops Marching to Mexico]

Description: Postcard of U.S. troops marching to Mexico. In the bottom left corner there is writing, but it is illegible. On the back of the card it says, "U.S. troops marching through the passes of the Sierra Madres in Mexico."
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
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Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Victims of the Battle of Carrizal]

Description: Postcard of soldiers moving the dead victims from battle back to El Paso for proper burial. There is a horse drawn carriage followed by a group of soldiers and then another horse drawn carriage. On the bottom of the postcard it says, "Bodies of the victims of the Battle of Carrizal, Mex. being returned to El Paso, Tex.
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
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Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Woman and Child at Refugee Camp]

Description: Postcard of a mother and child in a refugee camp after fleeing the Mexican revolution. The woman appears to be bathing the toddler on top of a crate using a wash cloth and a bucket of water. The mother smiles at the camera and her son appears to be no older than 3 or 4 years of age. underneath the bucket and crate it says, "Scene in refugee camp FT Bliss." The refugee camp was located in Fort Bliss. Today, the Kelly Park Community Center occupies the location where the refugee camp was located.
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 31.822085 -106.432062
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Wounded Soldier and Other Soldiers]

Description: Postcard shows wounded soldier that is using a crutch to stand. There is something written in the corner of the postcard, but it is illegible. There soldiers are watching the wounded soldier have a conversation with another soldier.
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[El Paso, Texas Residential Scene - view of Campbell St looking NE]

Description: Postcard of a residential area of El Paso near the western slope of the Franklin Mountains, looking northeast. In the center of the image, there is a two-story building near the center of the image labeled "Blair Apartments" on N Campbell Street. Text in the lower-left corner says "El Paso, Tex., and Mt. Franklin".
Date: 1923~
Creator: W. H. Horne Co.
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Partner: El Paso Public Library
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